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" WOODMAN, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough ! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory... "
The Oxford Book of American Verse - Page 41
edited by - 1927 - 680 pages
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The Deserted Bride: And Other Poems

George Pope Morris - American poetry - 1838 - 106 pages
...breast ! Around her heart, oh fling thy chain, Or give me back my own again ! 18 THE OAK. WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak,...
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Poems

George Pope Morris - 1838 - 96 pages
...breast ! Around her heart, oh fling thy chain, Or give me back my own again ! 18 THE OAK. WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak,...
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The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots: With Other Sketches of the Times

George Pope Morris - American literature - 1839 - 160 pages
...sentiments of respect, I remain yours very cordially, GEO. P. MORRIS. HENRY RUSSELL, ESQ. WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak,...
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The Delaware Register and Farmers' Magazine, Volume 2

William Huffington - Delaware - 1839 - 500 pages
...the mean time we cannot resist the desire of preserving it in the pages of the Register. "Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth...my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There,t woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown...
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The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots: With Other Sketches of the Times

George Pope Morris - American literature - 1839 - 168 pages
...sentiments of respect, I remain yours very cordially, GEO. P. MOBRIS. HENRY RUSSELL, ESQ. WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Tvvas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman let it stand, Thy axe shall...
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volume 36

John William Carleton - 1856 - 796 pages
...warbled by a lovely form now sleeping in her grave, add now more forcibly to the allusion. " Woodman, spare that tree : touch not a single bough. In youth it sheltered me, and I'll protect it now." That tree has been the arena of many picnics — social festivities wbich add to the enjoyments of...
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American scenery; or, Land, lake, and river illustrations of ..., Volume 2

Nathaniel Parker Willis - Indians of North America - 1840 - 246 pages
...our description without one more extract from the delightful volume before us. " THE OAK. 1 Woodman, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. Twos my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; Thorc, woodman, let it stand, Thy uw shall...
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American Melodies: Containing a Single Selection from the Productions of Two ...

American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...BY GEORGE P. MOBBI8. WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth it sheltered me, 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak,...
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The Deserted Bride: And Other Poems

George Pope Morris - American poetry - 1843 - 192 pages
...WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE. ' WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth it shelter'd me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak,...
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Parley's Magazine, Volume 5

Children's periodicals - 1837 - 400 pages
...maintained his position on the cross trees for several days. THE OAK TREE. BY GEORBE T. MORRIS. " WOODMAN, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And would'st thou hack it down 1 Woodman, forbear thy stroke ; Cut not its earth-bound lief ; O, spare that aged oak,...
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